Clothes-drier



(No Model.)

P. JODOIN.

GLOTHES DRIER. No. 606,060. Patented June 21, 1898.

Witnesses.

I nventor.

Attorneys PIERRE J ODO IN, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

CLOTH ES-DRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 606,060, dated June 21,1898.

Application filed July 14, 1897. Serial No. 644,502. (No model.) i

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, PIERRE J ODOIN, a citizen of the United States,residing 'at Worcester, in the county of \Vorcester and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement inClothes-Driers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of clothesdriers' which comprisepivotally-supported reels which may be adjusted or swung to differentrelative positions; and the object of my invention is to provide asimple, efficient, and inexpensive clothes-drier which will be morestrongly supported than the forms of driers now ordinarily employed.

To these ends my invention consists of the parts and combinations ofparts, as herein,- after described, and more particularly pointed out inthe claims at the end of this specification.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional view showing themanner in which a clothes-drier constructed according to my inventionmay be applied to a piazza, and Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

A clothes-drier constructed according to my invention comprises abracket formed with outwardly-extending arms and having a verticalsection connecting said arms, on which vertical section the clothes-reelis journaled. The bracket is pivotally connected at its ends to anydesired support, and by means of this construction it will be seen thatone point of support will be below the clothes-reel while the secondpoint of support will be above the clothes-reel.

- As shown in the drawings in detail, I preferably form the bracket bymeans of a single length of pipe which is bent to form a horizontaloutwardly-extending arm 10, a lower inclined outwardly-extending arm 11,and a vertical section 12, connecting said outwardlyextending arms. Theclothes-reel journaled 0n the vertical section 12 comprises the castings13 and 11, the reel-arms 15, pivotally 13 and 14 rest upon and arecarried by supupon the inclined arm 11 is a collar 18.

Swiveled on the collar 18 is an adj Listing-link 19, which is hooked atits outer end to engage screw-eyes 20 and 21, secured in thepiazzarailing. Hinge-pieces, as 22, are fastened on the ends of the pipeand are adapted to engage screw-eyes or sockets 23, secured in thepiazza-post. By means of this construction it will be seen that the reelmay be swung or turned to the desired position and will be carried by asubstantially U -shaped bracket, which forms a much stronger supportthan the constructions now ordinarily employed. It is also to be notedthat the bends in the pipe are comparatively gradual or have acomparatively long radius of curvature, so that in assembling aclothes-drier constructed according to my invention the reel andsupporting-collars may be slipped around the bends in' the pipe onto thevertical section thereof, and the collar 18 may be secured in placebefore the hinge-sections 22 are secured upon the ends of the pipe.

I am aware that changes maybe made in the construction of clothes-driersby those who are skilled in the art without departing from the scope ofmy invention as expressed in the claims. I do not 'wish, therefore, tobe limited to the form which I have shown and described; but

hat I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is-

1. In a clothes-drier, the combination of a pipe bent to formoutwardly-extending arms, and a vertical section connecting said arms,

a reel, supporting-collars for said reel, the

bends in the pipe being formed so as to permit the reel and itssupporting-collars to be slipped onto the vertical section thereof, andhinge-pieces secured on the ends of the pipe for pivotally supportingthe same, substantially as described.

2. In a clothes-drier, the combination of a pipe bent to form ahorizontally-extending arm 10, an inclined arm 11, and a verticalsection 12 connecting said arms, a reel journaled on said verticalsection and comprising In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my handin the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

PIERRE J ()DOIN.

castings 13 and 1-1 carrying reel-arms 15 and supporting-arms 16,supporting-collars 17 for securing the reel in place, a collar 18'secured on the inclined arm 11, an adjusting-link 19 I 5 carriedthereby, and hinge-pieces 22 secured 011 the ends of the pipe,substantially as described.

\Vitnesses:

LOUIS W. SOUTHGATE, PHILIP W. SOUTHGATE.

